My Perfect Weekend Itinerary to Al Ain City
This weekend, I took a road trip to the city of Al Ain, the greenest city in the Emirates, Abu Dhabi. The place is full of greenery and rich history and culture.
It was extremely refreshing to get out of Dubai city, hike to the top of one of the highest points in the UAE (Jebel Hafeet), and then spend the afternoon at Al Zoo. -Ain with our sweet daughter. I am glad I did this trip. It was a good experience exploring the incredibly diverse region of the emirates.
We started our journey with the Al-Ain Museum. The museum has a rich collection of ancient and modern objects. It also houses a reconstruction of the Grand Hili tomb with its rock carvings. Our guide explained every piece of art in the museum.
After that, we went up a winding scenic drive to the top of Jebel Hafeet Mountain. Despite the fact that it was hot and sunny, the temperature was considerably cooler there. There were several parking lots along the way. We stopped there to take pictures.
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We spent time at the top contemplating the beautiful city and its deserts,
In the top of the mountain, we took pictures and then continue our journey up to the foot of the Mountain along the zigzag path.
Just below Jebel Hafeet is Green Mubazzarah Park. It is a lovely green patch in the dry, rocky landscape. This natural oasis has mineral hot springs. We stopped there to soak our tired feet in the hot spring water which was extremely relaxing.
We also made a stop at the largest camel market in the UAE. It was a little bad there, but somehow we got the smell and experience the local culture. Overall, it was a really fascinating experience.
Then at the end, we went to see the Al Ain zoo (highly recommended). This was my daughter’s first visit to a zoo. We had a great time there because we had the opportunity to get up close to the animals. It was a good experience to learn, discover the wildlife at the zoo, and explore a great collection of animals.
The best part was feeding my daughter crispy giraffe carrots.
carrot diet
It took us about 7 hours to drive through Dubai to Al-Ain. I would recommend all visitors to Dubai or any other part of the UAE to plan a visit to this beautiful place, Al-Ain. It is best if you book your tour with a tour operator that has solutions that can be customized to your needs. We booked our 2 day custom weekend with the Best Dubai Trip, as we wanted to do the desert safari and Al Ain trip again from Dubai. So on the first day of Friday, we experience the attack on the dunes in the desert of Dubai and on the second day of Saturday this amazing Al Ain city tour from Dubai.
